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TheSuperNerd:
Super Eagles Focus...

✅️Ilenikhena

✅️Frederick

✅️Akor

✅️Ajayi

Ilenikhena is a poor striker

Ilenikhena is a poor striker

Ilenikhena is a poor striker

Until he proves otherwise

elyte89:
Why dem lose focus against dr Congo 😏😏 I can’t get carried away with dis team until we qualify for the World Cup till I forgive them 😏😏

I dey tell you

They aren't to be trusted at all

They're good on paper and have a good coach and have done well in the past 2 AFCONs but they need to qualify for the world cup, so that at least they don't waste osimhens prime

Clementoke:
Democratic Republic of Congo feels they are among the big boys now.

Can you blame them
Nigeria has failed to qualify for our last 2 WC tournaments
Congo stopped us the last time, hence the shoulder carrying
And if we are being honest, if we are put in the same group, they will prove difficult. I don't completely trust Super Eagles. They have a habit of failing when you put too much trust in them

Kog45:
Kai you too dey jealous Maduka Okoye abi😁Oga blue

This was seen on twitter egbon

I am not the only one sharing such sentiments

https://x.com/OgaNlaMedia/status/2102664751423557656

Napoleon55:
Which one be "that country",are you not part of us again?

Blueelf said "There's no sportsman who has this much distractions and is consistent"
that was his observation,and he is not wrong.
It's standard anywhere,as a professional footballer to be selective on what you do,go,eat or even what you say in public.
There is nothing difficult there to understand.

I only came in when you said that what a player does is no one's business,which i disagree,
if any player does what is capable of attracting attention, he should be ready for it as a public figure,
if his actions leads to poor performance, he also be ready for hash criticisms.
Do what you like,but if the fans are not ok with it,they have the right to say what they feel also.

Now you mentioned Victor Boniface, when some were complaining of him speeding too much time on social media, some also defended there was nothing wrong with that,but now it's easy for people to say he is overweight and accuse him of all sorts of things which they shouldn't have.
When Okoye will sit on the post for our next match and mistakenly concede a goal that leads to our loss,then you will see that they would not blame it only on the party he had with the so female friend but the ones he had with Cardi B.

Exactly

It's like that Maduka hasn't learnt from his past mistakes

These news here and there and minors were si.ilar to the build up to 2021 nations cup wuere he generated hype online for his comeliness. I remember some ladies hyping him online and he began to post more pics...

What followed was a costly mistake against Tunisia. Lolll. Let him continue.

I thought that as a professional sportsman, he should be discreet in his dealings and put a show of professionalism but no, its one woman after another making it to the news, every single time

Remember we said same thing about Victor Boniface when he started his unnecessary banger tweets on twitter?? Today, he's more active on social media than on the pitch

I have the right to criticize their lifestyle if I forsee it affecting their performance for the Super Eagles.

Papi85:
Where a player plays doesn’t matter, what matters if how productive/good the player is 😁


Players balling for top clubs our own na to dey argue about those playing in “Amadispor” and Turkish 2nd division, a whole super eagles of Nigeria not squirrels of Benin or hawks of Togo

We no get shame true true 🤦‍♀️

No be here we dey where people dey clamour for KC Nacho.

Lollll

Once you're their favourite, if you like play in Faroe islands league, you're good to go for the super eagles..

Makes me think whether some people dey accept gigs from some of these players to sing their praises online.

TheSuperNerd:
Maduka Okoye.

✅️Cardi B in the summer. Belen Rodriguez today. His life. His business. Just make it to camp in time coz I know he will likely be in goal vs Madagascar.

🚨 𝐍𝐄𝐖: Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye spotted with Italian TV star Belen Rodriguez in Milan. 👀🇮🇹

The sighting has sparked fresh dating rumours, but neither has confirmed anything. 👀 pic.twitter.com/K8QP1vau6m

— Brila Media (@Brilamedia) September 21, 2026

All this his off court antics is why I never see him as reliable

There's no sportsman who has this much distractions and is consistent. That's the truth

Come rain, come shine, I will always rate and prefer Nwabali to this guy

mostob:
Big man.. I say make i joke small. 🤣🤣

As I see am, I fear

😂😂😂😂

mostob:
Umar Sadiq should have replaced Osimhen TBH... We need him in the fold.

Nope

Hardly plays for valencia and has just 1 goal in 3 games for them

FiveFootNinja:
Bro.

Well, there some things about Nigerian football wey person go see just lock up, because if you talk am, they will say you're being negative.

On a lighter note, even though I don't think the Venezia move is entirely Akor's fault, the way Olu Oke went off on him here made me to burst out laughing. 😂

They've been saying it about me but I don't care and I never will

Many people here just dey run PR for their fave players. They don't want to tell them the truth so they won't be cut-off from thee players contact list

Funny people

Joebie:
make we say he don regain form, but i go like make he go test this new form again for bigger league

You're right

We can still cut osimhen some slack because he's done it in bigger leagues and we know he'll do it again if the opportunity comes

Most NIgerian football fans don't know and understand football 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/FWEPfgCrg1

— Proudly Biafran (@BiafranProudly) September 18, 2026

Yet someone wants me to accept our players playing in Turkish second division

You people on this thread aren't truthful, especially those of ypu that "claim" to have contacts of scouts and players

Akor Afams to Venezia was a bad move from the start and someone was saying that venezia is rebuilding"

The only players currently in the SE playing for prestigious club is Lookman

Are we saying Osimhen can't play for barca or bayern, or akor Adams can't play for valenc8a or even athletic club bilbao

Or Bassey can't play for AC Milan at least??

Common, which kind of agents do these guys have for Gods sake?

After an AAFCON like that, better agents would've sold Akor and Bassey at least to better clubs but zilch happened

Those of una wey dey claim "I get connection with this player, I get that player number", don't you talk to them??

Abi na only to flex your connect on this thread una sabi?

I see worse players play in better clubs

It's gotten to the point where someone wants me to accept KC Nacho in thw team??

Tufiakwa..make person from second league Turkish enter our team...

Are we Rwanda or Benin Republic??

These players are

1) Either not very ambitious
2) Have really bad agents and have refused to change such agents

Osimhen is looking like he'll waste his pr8mw years in Turkey and at the end of the day, it'll be a "what if, what if" situation. God forbid for him sha. He's too good for that league

Joebie:
Orban na my guy, but I no see the hunger when he dey Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 oh. Rather the hunger dey but the goals no too dey.

Tbh ,I no know wet8m do am for those leagues

E be like say the guy switch off with very few flashes of brilliance

Abi, na Luke delay wey dey only shine for small teams...loll

There this hunger that Gift orban plays with and this deadlines in his runs and shots

If he was eligible, he'll be my second choice after osimhen currently

Gift orban a goal and an assist

See the worldie men......

That guy ehnn

Moniter0:
I sincerely hope and pray you all are right about Osimhen breaking and surpassing Yekini's record. I hope to be proven wrong not because what I said about words isn't true but for Osimhen to be an exception because I wish Osimhen well.

Nevertheless what I said about words is not trifling. Those who are wise have drawn lessons from it, instead learning through experience. Speak only good about yourself.

He will break that record and surpass it by quite a mile

It's the trophy haul I'm worried about (national team trophies I mean)

Blueelf:
Iwobi and bassey having a solid game so far

Their attackers can't just seem to find their shooting boots

Called it

Iwobi and bassey having a solid game so far

Their attackers can't just seem to find their shooting boots

Sorry, has lookman lost his starting berth in Athletic

Not really been following on him...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSfnNWRZuh0

KC Nacho highlights

TheSuperNerd:
Frank "The Tank" Onyeka was key to Coventry's first EPL win of the season. Coventry beat Aina's Forest 1-0 away. Aina was benched for all 90.

90mins shift. And he covered the most distance in the game (11.8 km) and had 9 defensive contributions.

Frank "All brawn, no Brain" Onyeka in his elements today

Na for this kind settings him dey shine

To outrun every player on the field

TheSuperNerd:
Same team, same team.

Oga, you said it after the DRC game. DECEMBER 31, 2025. So dont reference that game to make it look valid.

Your eye sight enter mud. 😂😂😂

Same eyes u still dey use now dey pseudo-analyse.🤣🤣

Okay

TheSuperNerd:
This Chelle's Eagles will sabotage themselves and will not get to the Semi-Finals. Mark my words. I know a team that won't make it far when I see one - Blueelf, Dec 31, 2025.

Then fast forward to Jan 10, 2026. Nigeria schooled Algeria to make the Afcon Semis.

Joker-ranters like Blueelf dey this thread.

I talk am.

Same team wey them knock out of contention from world cup. Same team Congo defeated to q7aligy

I said it then and I stand by it now

You just dey pained say i dey call out your bullshit bro

Informed arm-chair analyst

Oga rest abeg

TheSuperNerd:
A repeat of last Afcon where you also foresaw the team not going to the semifinals abi?

Let me show receipt...





Blueelf... You see. I know you like I know 1,2,3 counts. You are a predictable uninformed and ignorant ranter. It is what you do.

I own it and yes I said it

This was a team that didn't inspire much confidence going 8nto the m8mdial

You think say I go fold

See this guy...

If this NFF is serious

They should do all they can to get Yah, Ozoh into the team

This current crop of midfielders won't cut it in the next AFCON if we are gunning for a title

You all saw how Morocco performed in the last world cup abi. How their midfield overran Netherlands and the likes

Okay na.

Na here we dey

TheSuperNerd:
Akinsanmiro was an injury doubt for yesterday's game. He was thrown in from the start by Juric despite barely passing a late fitness test. Juric needed his best on the field but also did not want to risk him for the whole 90 so Akin played 56mins with his club already up 1-0.

Chelle and his team obviously did not get the full update on Akin's injury status. Should be doing better.

As for what you think on Nwakali, you are free. At least he is not a free agent like Aribo.

I'm not a fan of aribo either

He was an overrated midfielder too

We have not had a reliable central midfielder in a while. Only iw0bi is close to reliable but not totally reliable

Onyeka is just all brawn and little brain

I forsee a repeat of last AFCON is fresh CMs aren't included into the team

TheSuperNerd:
Unity Cup and Poland/Portugal Friendlies, Akin was ill naa. You just love ranting with your poorly informed state.

Get informed before you rant. It makes you only sound ignorant.

See someone that is shifting goalpost

I'm talking about this upcoming friendlies

Oga rest abeg. You no get case

Use hard data to support Akinsanmiro's inclusion and not when he was listed as an afterthought in an interview

Friendly match tem - No anlkinsanmiro

Qualifier team - still no Akinsanmiro

But but..he is a very good midfielder

Because una sabi the players pass the scouts and chelle abi....

Make una continue to dey play favouritism

The actual truth is that if some of you self-touted football experts on this thread is given an opportunity to run NFF, you'll populate the team with your faves inspite or despite their performances. Same thing you accuse former indigenous coaches of

Let's be honest with ourselves please.....

Thesupernerd, you suppose know me by now say I no dey shit goalpost

I'm bold enough to call fan favourites that are trash here

Akinsaniro hopefully doesn't have the same career as Nwakali because they both had potentials

I

TheSuperNerd:
“The three in the middle did a dirty job, running hard and showing quality. I didn’t say anything to them in the locker room; all we need is a win.
“The team made the fans proud after a performance like that. Caracciolo, Touré, and Akinsanmiro—who was a driving force— were superb in every way. Along with the one against Bergamo, it was one of our best games.” - Alberto Gilardino, Coach of Pisa during first half of 2025/26 Serie A season.


"I came because the new Monza has very clear ideas: focus on several potentially strong players who we can work hard on, Akinsanmiro is one of them, but in some roles, more experience is clearly needed." - Ivan Juric, Monza Coach prior to the Inter Game earlier in the season.


Did you also watch the lad yesterday vs Sassuolo in Serie A? Ofcourse you did not. Infact, I am sure it has been over a year since you watched a full game of Akin.

And wait, so now Nwakali has good qualities huh? But the saying back then was how useless and ineffective he was and how good passing was not a quality to emphasize. Una no dey tire for this thread. Goal post shifters.

I never hid my disgust of Nwakali's lack of ambition from day 1. That was his major undoing. He had talent and it was people like you that was clamouring for his call-up

I stand by what I said. If Ebenezer is as good as you think he is, chelle would've invited him. I'm not saying he can't be better (he's still young) but for now let him focus on improving his game and hopefully a national callu p and a better club would come

Akinsamiro is overrated

EElopa:
I just saw Akinsanmiro in the starting lineup for Monza. What did this boy do to Eric Chelle to not even be in the friendly squad against Russia? Did anything happen in camp that we are all not aware of cause this can't simply be just football reasons

Ebenezer isn't as good as you guys are touting him

He is an Nwakali 2.0

At least Nwakali had good passing and vision, just wasn't hardworking or serious enough

Ebenezer hardly has one good quality as a midfielder. Has been overrated from day 1

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TheSuperNerd:
Frederick has not played a lot of games lately since his return. Only been involved in 2 PL 2 games for Brentford U21s and did not come off the bench for them in the Carabao vs Reading.

So dont expect him to start.

Alright